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THURSDAY, JANUARY, 18, 1934.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

(All Rights Reserved).

CHAPTER XLVI

ing'as Melvina said, asking for monoy, having to be satisfied with Bannister glanced over his shoul-what she gave him. Yes, think he dor and saw that, the tabia next to killed his sister, but that's not all. them was deserted. The waiter I believe he shot Tracy King." had disappeared, There was no one Coleman's eyes were on Bannis- ⚫ to overhear what he said. Hotor's face. He was listening intent

went on rapidly,

ly but he did not speak. "Matthew Hollister isn't doing "It's only a hunch, Bannister any grieving over his sister's admitted. I won't pretend I've death. He's planning a trip to Ha-figured it all out. But he could vann, going around all dressed up, talking about spending money and having a lively time. I've found out that while his sister was alive Matthew hadn't a cent except what the gave him--and that wasn't much. Now he's got $150,000.

"Melvina was a crank, bossing and scolding him. It looks to me as though Matthew decided, he'd

tood that about as long as hoTracy King?" wanted to. Either that or Melvina Anally went too far

"You mean," Coleman Interrupt- ed, "that you think Hollister killed his sister"

"It's happened before, hasn't it There's every motive in the world. All this time the polico have been running around, looking for aus pects, arresting people and trying to make them confess while Mat- thew Hollister's been there and no- body bothered about him. Nobody even thought of him. He tried to direct suspicion to his sister after Tracy King died but that didn't work. He was panic-stricken and hysterical after Melvina's death, Why? Because he knew what he'd done.

"I tell you, the whole thing checks! Ho's so certain no one sus- pects him that he isn't afraid to go around in new clothes, talking about a trip to Cuba. He's pro- bably getting things arranged so

the rest was easy. You can see It ¡curb. must have taken time. He didn't "You're on time," he said to thinks it all out at once. Finally he Coleman. made up his mind there was noth-

"Is it going to be all right?" Ing else to do, tra

"Everything's o, k," Bannister assured nim. aown the street five minutes ago. "I saw Hollister Bo He'll be away for at least three quarters of an hour.""

"He couldn't shoot her as ho had King. That would be too obvious. So he strangled her. He's the only person in the world who could have done it so enaily. You remember the hotel clerk said he'd seen Hol- have done it, couldn't he? No one's lister leave the building but he chetked up his alibi for that night. didn't know at what time. Nobody He was alone in the apartment.èlso could check Hollister's abili. He told the police he was playing He had killed her, of course, beiora the radio. Probably he was. He he went out for his walk. Oh, he'd could have turned on the radio and thought it all out carefully-" then slipped upstairs. No on Coleman Interrupted, frowning. would need to see him. He could "That case you're making out have done it easily enough."

wouldn't stand in any courtroom. "But why would he want to kill There are a thousand holes in it." "There won't be," Bannister na sured him, "when I'm through with It!".

"I told you I haven't figured it all out. It's just coming to me, little by little. Look-Buppose Hol later shoots King and then goes downstairs to his own apartment. His sister comes in. She told the police it was 9:30 when she got there but it might have been curlior. Maybe she came in and found her brother gone. She must have known what had happened if she did that. She must have known what Matthew had done.

"But she didn't say anything to the police. I was there when Mc- Neal talked to her. He couldn't get a word out of her. There was that story about her having a row with King after his cat killed her canary. Nobody paid any atten- tion to her brother,, Nobody even thought about him.".

"But I still don't sea-" Coleman began.

Apparently Bannister did not he won't have to come home for hear him. "The day I met Hol- a year if he doesn't want to." lister downtown," he went on, "he "But Matthew Hollister!" Cole- was beginning to get scared. man said slowly. "On the level, I | Afraid something was going to get can't believe it. He seems like such a harmless old duck!"

out. It must have worked on his mind that one person knew what "He seems that way, but what do he had done. Maybe he had some you know about him? What does crazy Iden the police could pla anyone know about him? Not a something on Melvina. It ho did thing. They told me at the Shelby he must have got over it, decided Arms that he scarcely ever spoke there was nothing to do but put to anyone. Just came and went, her out of the way. So long as Besides thero's such a thing as re- Melvina was there she was a threat pression. For years, he's been do-to him. With her out of the way,

the faintest bit of proof for any

"But it's all theory. You haven't thing you've said.”

"Fll get the proof. And you can help me if you want to."

"How'd you fix that?!

Konnebec's apartment and the one on the left to Matthew Hollister's. It was before the door on the left that Bannister-paused and took a key from his pocket,

"Where'd you get that?", Cole- mah dokku la burprise,

"Never mind auoat that. Let's get kuluuga was imma juu ban

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ment hotel. As they neared the They walked toward the apart entrance Coleman halted. this door?" he asked.

Think its a right to go. in at low on timir Bacad,- The Enviu ant uuwa Case upu oven tas Advustoot Weie în tuvir accustomed "Sure. Why not?"!

Pisces. "Well, I didn't suppose you wanted anyone to know=="

"I don't," Bannister said shortly, "and they won't. We'll attract less would prowling around trying to attention going in here than we

find the servants' entrance."

They entered the hotel and walked toward the elevators,

"Mrs. Kennebec in?" Bannister

"What are you going to do?" "Thore's just one thing," Ban-asked casually. nister told him. "We've got to find the gun Hollister used to kill Tracy King"

"You think that will be easy?” "Maybe not. But I've an idea it's not as difficult as it seems." "How're you going to do it?" "Well, I'll tell you

It was four o'clock the following afternoon. David Bannister step- ped out of a delicatessen shop a block from the Shelby Arms as a long gray roadster pulled up to the

The clerk nodded,

Bannister and Coleman stood still or an usulit. Some where in the stance tacy ncara no low monot-

therwise the price was sent vous bound of a vacuum cleaner.

Gingerly woman stopped for Waru, starting toward a noor,

"Not theret' Bannister suid in a husned vulce. "Inata dieivina's

Dealvom.“

o od the way into a narrow "Let's see-she's on the second hall with a halt-open door at the floor, isn't sha?"

A second nod answered that. There was a pause, and then the elevator appeared. The two mon rode to the second floor and stepped Into the corridor.

"It's down this way," Bannister said, turning to the left.

*

•

There were two doors, one on either side of the passage way. The one on the right led to Mrs.

end.

"Is this Hollister's room?" Cole- man asked,

"Yea."

"We'll have to have some light." "Fail down the shades first," Bannister instructed.. A moment inter the shades were lowered and the room was aglow with light. Then, methodicany, the two men act to work.

(To be Continued.)

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